A New Blog Entry!

I've been reminded that I haven't posted a blog entry in over a week, so on this beautiful Saturday afternoon, I am sitting on my deck, enjoying the sunshine, relishing the quiet that only two napping children can induce, and catching you all up to date.

Last Friday, (well actually two Friday's ago), May 1st, Alex had his Chemo appointment. His counts weren't high enough to give the Methotrexate, but high enough to get the Vincristine, with no transfusions. I'm choosing to embrace the theory that he doesn't need that dose of Methotrexate, because his body responded so well to the lower dose he received previously.

The Vincristine does not affect counts too much, so his counts should be on the rise this week. His next appointment is on May 14th, so he'll have had almost two weeks with no Chemo - just the Septra on the weekends.

He is lively, spirited, joyful, moody, loving, challenging, funny, and sweet - we are truly enjoying these few days of "freedom" from the poisonous cocktail that runs through his veins.

This next appointment will mark one of the most intensive phases of his treatment, so aptly called: Delayed Intensification. In this phase, he will be revisiting all sorts of Chemo's from previous phases, plus experiencing a whole new batch. His hair will most likely fall out again - we've been promised a complete cue-ball (eye lashes, eyebrows, etc) this time around. Again, I am choosing to see this as a sign that these blasted drugs are obliterating any and all cancer cells in his body. 

His hair will grow back - he will get well - this is all just a bump in the road...